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September 2012Message from General Manager
In 2009, understanding the importance of having our “own” stand-alone Records Center, Lane Archive Technologies purchased its property in Mercedez Avenue, Pasig. Nearly two and a half years later, as the business grows, with nearly 1 million boxes of records marked the start of the construction of our second facility, Building 2. The official ground breaking is planned this month of May.Lane also holds one of the 12-seats from the Technical Working Group (TWG) of the Integrity Initiatives in support of our President Aquino’s advocacy in decreasing poverty as the World Economic Forum’s global priority by fighting bribery and corruption. Through the provision of an independent and private Records Center, integrity and transparency of any government and non-government transactions are preserved, controlled and managed to prevent from damage, loss or unauthorised access. We also hosted the Regional Asia Pacific Records Management Convention in February With PRISM, U.S.A (Professional Records and Information Management Services) in Manila attended bynearly 200 foreign delegates. The two main objectives of this are to: a.) to increase the level of awareness in Manila on Best Practice and Applicable International Standards in Records Management, and b.) show foreign companies that the Philippines is ready to welcome their business.In the next few pages, we shall show you what has kept us and are keeping us busy in keeping up with the global trends and at the same time serving the purpose for transparency by adhering to Best Practice in Records Management.I wish you the best in your business and thanking those who trust us continuously patronizing our services.Colm M. LaneGeneral ManagerGROUND BREAKING NEWS
LAT’s 2nd Records Center Building
Ground has been broken and work is well underway on the expansion and improvement project at Lane Archive Technologies Pasig facility.The current project is an expansion of storage capabilities and upon completion and installation of steel racking systems we expect our total capacity to increase from its present 1.2 million SBEs (Standard Box Equivalent or Type A cartons) to approximately 1.7 million SBEs – sufficient capacity to accommodate our projected growth in storage volume for the next5 years. SBEs – sufficient capacity to accommodate our projected growth in storage volume for the next 5 years.This expansion, expected to be finished by November 2012, is the first of several planned projects to continue providing the best possible service to all our existing and future clients.
Green Philippine Island of Sustainability
According to the GPIoS, Metro Manila is in the top 5 most polluted cities in the world mainly because of industrial installations’ fossil fuel combustion. Although both waste management systems and ways to reduce wastes are promoted, the government is still having a hard time implementing them.On that note, the Green Philippine Island of Sustainability is a project funded by European Union’s SWITCH Asia Program which encourages the private sector to be more proactive in terms of their efficiency in using limited resources like water, and other forms of energy not only through conservation but also by using them efficiently and effectively. GPIoS uses the Eco Profit approach, which demonstrates that a good environmental performance by a company will entail high profit as well. Since employees know the company best, the programs (Eco Bonus, Eco Focus, Eco Sense and Club) are conducted for them so that they may apply their learning to further improve the operations of the company by using their resources efficiently, and minimizing their waste, etc
Planning of the implentation and procedures of the Green Philippine Island of Sustainability at Lane Archive TechnologiesDATA SECURITY BREACH NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES:
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
According to the Ponemon Institute – they conduct annual benchmark studies concerning the cost of data breach incidents of U.S. Companies – data security breaches can cost an organization up to $7.2 million on average per incident, 7% of which accounts for notification expenses. Their research shows that “more organizations favor rapid response to data breaches, and that is significantly costing them”. Although this is the case, the Ponemon Institute said that “moving too quickly through the data breach process may cause cost inefficiencies for the organization..”.The main reason for all the the complications is that the country does not have a national data breach notification law, so each state makes up their own set of rules and requirements. but the confusion is that the country doesn’t have a national data breach notification law, each state has a different set of rules and requirements. And these U.S. state data breach notification laws apply to all persons no matter what industry or sector the company belongs to or where the information was located.Source: (www.prismintl.org)PRISM International Asia-Pacific Region Conference
Held on the 27th – 29th of February this year, the PRISM International Asia Pacific Region Conference was attended by nearly 100 participants. According to PRISM Weekly Newsletter, the “special highlight was a tour of Lane Archive Technologies’ operation in Manila.”. PRISM International expressed the gratitude to Lane for the “hospitality and considerable assistance in preparing for the logistical needs of the conference”.The conference started off with an Optional Golf Tournament at the Forest Hills Golf Club in Cogeo, Antipolo that was sponsored by Lane. It was then followed by the facility tour around Lane’s office and a small gathering where snacks were served. This gave the participants a chance to meet new industry operators and learn more about the latest in industry-related products and services
On the succeeding days, lectures, interviews and speeches were made by some of the industry experts. One of the lectures tackled was by our very own Angus Wildie regarding Disaster Planning for a Commercial Records Operation. He discussed planning methods and strategies in managing disaster incidents – both man-made and natural – like fire, flooding, earthquake and wind damage. An operations panel was also held in order to address various operational issues like confidential destruction operations, delivery operations, client-site procedures, etc.
Rotary Club-Manila with Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Tetangco
This year’s 2012 Rotary Club meeting was heldat the Manila Polo Club, 5th of January which wasattended by Lane’s (left to right) Vice-President Mr.Brian Lane, Business Development and Systems Manager Ms. Theresa Toyn, And beside Ms. Toyn isHon. Amando M. Tetangco Jr. (center- right), Governor and Chairman of the Monetary Board of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Mr. Tetangco gave an enlightening speech as a “Leader” who is hands-on and will move BSP in the direction where President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino is advocating everyone to follow… increased competitiveness and transparency through the implementation of a sound management system at par with international standards.LAT AND CEBU PACIFIC SIGNED AN AGREEMENT
Gokongwei-owned Cebu Pacific, a leading airline company, stated it has sealed an agreement with Lane Archive Technologies Corporation (LAT), UK trained and certified systems consultants in records and information management solutions.The agreement offers records and information management from the front to the back-end that includes records classification, security level categorization, storage, maintenance and distribution control, and retention scheme through to disposal based on international standards. The contract signing was held on June 27, 2012 at Bistro Makati. Those who graced the event include Brian Lane – Vice President Sales and Marketing; Gary Kingshott; Colm Lane- LAT’s General Manager, and Bobby Rodriguez
LAT AND BRITISH SCHOOL MANILA FORGED A DEAL
British School Manila, a top international school in the Philippines adhering to the educational standards of UK, disclosed that it has made an agreement with Lane Archive Technologies Corporation (LAT), UK trained and certified systems consultants in records and information management solutions.The agreement extends to records and information management from the front to the back-end that includes records classification, security level categorization, storage, maintenance and distribution control, and retention scheme through to disposal based on international standards. The contract signing was held on June 27, 2012 at Bistro Makati. Those who are present in the event Gerry Lane (president); Brian Lane (VP for sales and marketing); Theresa Toyn (business development and systems manager); and Mr. Simon Bewlay (chairman of the board of British School Manila)
LAT Yearly Physical/Network/Personnel and Information Security Training
Maintaining the lead in records and information management is the core vision of Lane Archives Technology. For this reason, the company conducted an annual Physical and Security training participated by various LAT Personnel from all departments. The event was held in LAT facility last July 11, 2012. One of the aims of the said event was to equip every LAT personnel of the technical expertise in physical and security training. Also, its audit would assess the technical knowledge that would be necessary in records and information safety. By keeping its personnel aware of the latest security threats, this would maintain the unassailable position of LAT as the leader in the field of information security.IT’S SUMMERTIME ’12!
Fontana Hot Spring Leisure Parks and Casino, Pampanga is where this year’s company summer outing was held that brought 74 attendees and their families together and turned the annual outing into something more. It was a one-day event that brought together the employees of Lane along with their families. The company outing also served as a team-building event, which brought the employees even closer, and to work together to win the activities/games.Before the games began, a song number was done by some of the employees. The employees were divided into 4 groups: Gray Team, Orange Team, Blue Team and the Maroon Team. In which the Gray Team was claimed to be the winner with a promising prize of P4, 000. Other awards were also handed like the Loyalty Award, Hyper of the Day, Early Bird, etc.
Lane Archive understands that one of the most productive and effective measures in rewarding and motivating your employees is to allow them to relax and unwind, to cultivate positive attitude towards work and the company. And the activities that were done helped each other in improving their skills such as collaboration, time management and leading control.This year’s summer outing would not have been possible without the support of the company’s General Manager, Mr. Colm M. Lane and the Event Committee Heads: Mr. Jeff Adora, Amanda Sibulo, Nap Anillo, Eumel Esperidon, Joesph Magtibay, Michelle Lusaura, and Jennifer Nunez.WELCOMING NEW EMPLOYEES
Richard Romero
Purchasing Coordinator
Richard has 5 years experience in the Human resource field. He holds a Business Administration & Office Management degree. Before joining Lane, Richard worked with Digitel Mobile Phils, One Global Contact Center, Banco de Oro, United Laboratories and Emerald Garment Manufacturing Corporation (RRJ – Rough Rider Jeans).Mae Pepino
Sales and Marketing Consultant
Mae has been through different roles in sales, marketing, retail and merchandising management from the combined experiences and background from the different companies she has been with before joining Lane like Customer Touchpoint Resources Inc., P&G, Monsanto Phils, GSK, and United Laboratories (Unilab).
Bryan Nob
Operations Assistant
Brian has been through different roles in sales, marketing, customer support, and data management from the collective experience and background from various companies he has been before joining LAT Cebu. The list of companies and organizations he joined includes Customer Touchpont Resources Inc, Chong Hua Hospital, Infotek Internet Cafe and Mr. Web Internet Cafe.
